Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-04
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.

increased or diminished liter their election
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary of the JUS
tees II Of the Supreme Court shall be paid BY By
superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for witch he is elected. The
annual salaries of the Justices of the Su
hundred dollars (s75oo) each. and the Su
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars ($6000) each. Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature, the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three Thousand dollars each. payable
monthly, except the Judges of the city and
county OF San Francisco. and the counties
of Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, Yuba
and Sutter combined, Sacramento, Butte
Nevada, San Diego, San Bernardino, Co usa
sand dollars. and the Judges of the counties
of rulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San Joa
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment tc
section eight, OF Article XI, of the Con.
stitution of the State of California, re
lating to the framing of a charter fol-
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand Inhabitants, and for cities of ovel
ten Thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
RESOLVED, That the Legislature of the
State of California. at its regular session
commencing on the third day of January
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two
thirds of all the members elected to each o.
the two Houses of said Legislature votins
in favor thereof, hereby propose that sec
tion eight, of Article XII, of the Constitu
ton of said tate, be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing a popula
tion of mere than one hundred Thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its owl
government, consistent with and subject Il
the Constitution and laws of thi. State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years quail
fled electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election. whose duty it shall be
within ninety days after such election, tc
prepare and propose charter for such city
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members OF such Board, or a majority oi
them. and returned, one copy thereof to the
oser sss Of sucS S'hef CITY, oas and he ohsa
to the Recorder Of Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers oi
general circulation in tuch city, for at least
twenty dass; and within not less than thirty
mitted 10 the qualified electors of such city,
at a general or special election, and If ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted TO the Legislature Tor its
approval O. rejection as whole, without
power OF alteration or amendment; and II
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, it shall become the
chs ter of such city. or If such city be con.
solidated with county. then of such city
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char.
ter. copy of such charter, certified by he
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
lectors, and its ratification by them, lhall
be made in duplicate and deposited. one in
the office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded In the office of he Re
corder of Deeds OF the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. The charter so
ratified may be amended at Intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at een-
eril or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
aud ratified by at least three-ifths of the
qusl fed electors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or proposi-
ton may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others. Any city
tSan ten a1d not 90 more
than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants may frame charter for its,own gov
I rnment, con istent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws OF this State by caus-
ing Board of ffte en- freehOldeIs, who shall
have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
fied ters OF said city, at any general or
special election, whose duty it shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by The
members of such Board, or a majority of
hem, aud returned, one copy thereof to the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city,
.nd the other to the Recorder of the county.
such proposed charter shall then be pub.
ished In two daily papers of general circu
alton In such city, for at least twenty days;
md the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion OF
he charter; aud within not less than thirty
lays after such publication it shall be sub
nitted to the qualified electors of said city,
t q general or special election, and if a
majority of such qualified electors voting
hereat shall raIify the same, it shall there
fter be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
pproval or rejection as a whole, without
over OF alteration or amendment, aud If
pproved by majority vote of the members
lected to each House, it shall become the |
harter of such city and the organic law
hereof. and shall supersede any existing |
harter, and any amendments thereof, and |
il special laws Inconsistent with such char
er. copy of such charter, certified by the |
iayo or chief executive officer, ,and anthem |
|cated by the seal of such city, setting |
orth the submission of such charter to the |
lectors, and its ratification by them. shall |
e made in duplicate an deposited, one in |
he office of the Secretary OF State, and the |
ther, after b. ing recorded in said Recor-
er's ONCE, shall be deposited in the arch |
YES OF the city; and thereafter all Courts |
hall take Judicial notice of said charter. |
intervals OF not less than two years, by pro. |
osals therefor, submitted by the legislative |
uthority OF the city to the qualit ed electors |
hereof, at a general or special election
eld at least sixty days after the publication
{ such proposals and ratified by at least
hree-fiths of the qualified electors voting
hereat, and approved by the Legislature as
erein provided for the approval of the
hatter. In submitting any such charter, or
mendment thereto, any alternative article
hoice Of the voters, and may be voted on
eparately without prejudice to Others
NOW, therefore, pursuant to the provisions
I the Constitution, and an Act OF the Leg
stature, entitled An Act to provide for the
ubmission OF certain proposed amend.
tents to the Constitution of the State. here
natter named, and which have been pro-
osed and adopted by the Legislature of the
tate OF California, at the session beginning
n January third, eighteen hundred and
ghty-seven, to the qualified voters of said
ate at a special election to be called by
le Governor for the twelfth day of April.
ghteen hundred and eighty-seven," ap'
.oved March 18th, 1857, the said amend
ents are submitted to be separately voted
pom, by ballot, by the qualified electors of
e State, on
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1887.
The said amendments are respectively
signated:
Amendment Number One."
Number Two"
Number Three"
And will, il adopted, be respectively des.
mated amendments numbers four. five
d six, in the order of their submission;
d the ballots used at such election must
utain the words:
For the Amendment Number One."
For the Amendment Number Two"
For the Amendment Number Three"
Against the Amendment Number One"